swilde20 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 i have a 95,97 and 98 legacys with 2.2 and was wondering if anyone has tried running e20 gas in there similar cars and what kind of result you had. thanks steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2.5GL Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 From what I know through mag articles, ect. is that your vehicle should be able to burn E20 fuel IF the owners manual says so. (I am guessing it won't, since it wasn't an issue in those model years) The current agreement on milage is that it is worse by 2-4 MPG (Chev Tahoe) depending on application, however, the cost is most often less than standard 87 octane unleaded. Do the math, it may work out... plus more of your money stays "here" instead of overseas (so they say). Now, your corn prices will go up at the grocery store since they are turning it into fuel..... oh, crap. I'll just stop now... Good luck Lewis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 e20 or e85? nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manarius Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 I would use a higher octane and mix it with regular gas because E20 probably has a lower BTU rating than regular gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 http://www.ethanol.org/pdf/contentmgmt/ACEFuelEconomyStudy_001.pdf http://www.mnsu.edu/news/read.php?id=old-1115755777 http://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/NewPDFs/Vehicle-and-Engine-Risks-report-v3.1.pdf in older cars (anything with a carb), it was observed as you aproached 20% ethanol in the fuel the rubber fuel line parts started to suffer. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine73 Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 All gas in my area is E10 so I haven't tried anything higher such as E20. Subaru's position (2006): "Subaru of America states that any fuel used in its vehicles should not contain more than 15% methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MBTE), 10% ethanol or 5% methanol. Problems caused by the use of E85 are not covered by warranty." http://endwrench.com/images/pdfs/CorrectInfoNov06EW.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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